Breitburn Energy Partners LP, Los Angeles, filed voluntary petitions on May 16 for Chapter 11 in the US Bankruptcy Court for the Southern District of New York. The firm reported debt of $3.4 billion as of Mar. 31. Source: News

SandRidge Energy Inc., Oklahoma City, has filed petitions under Chapter 11 in the US Bankruptcy Court for the Southern District of Texas. Source: News

Targa Terminals LLC, a subsidiary of Targa Resources Corp., Houston, has let a contract to KP Engineering LP (KPE), Tyler, Tex., to provide services related to construction of a previously proposed 35,000-b/d crude oil and condensate splitter at its Channelview, Tex., terminal on the Houston Ship Channel (HSC). Source: News

Range Resources Corp., Ft. Worth, has agreed to acquire Memorial Resource Development Corp. (MRD), Houston, in an all-stock deal valued at $4.4 billion, including the assumption of MRD’s net debt of $1.1 billion as of Mar. 31. Source: News

The Inpex Corp.-operated Ichthys LNG project has reached another milestone with completion of the prelaying of the 77-km chain and mooring system near Ichthys gas-condensate field in the Browse basin offshore Western Australia. Source: News

New York Atty. Gen. Eric T. Schneiderman (D) asked the US Federal Energy Regulatory Commission to investigate whether Constitution Pipeline’s construction along portions of its right-of-way in the Empire State violated federal law, regulations, and authorizations. Source: News

Statoil Holding Netherlands BV, a wholly owned unit of Statoil ASA, has agreed to take 50% interest in two licenses in the Thrace region of the European northwestern portion of Turkey from Calgary-based Valeura Energy Inc. Source: News